The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . cted and dedicated in1891. Bennington, North Bennington and Benning-ton Center are the three villages of the town ofBennington. A soldiers home and excellent schoolsare at Bennington. Some of the articles manufac-tured here are iron, woolen goods, pottery, chairs,anil lumber. Pop. town and villages, 1900, 8,033. BENOIT, Pierre Leopold Leonard, Belgiancomposer; born in Harelbeke, West Flanders, Bel-gium, Aug. 17, 1834; studied under Fetis at theBrussels Conservatory; since 1867 has been directorof the Antwer
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . cted and dedicated in1891. Bennington, North Bennington and Benning-ton Center are the three villages of the town ofBennington. A soldiers home and excellent schoolsare at Bennington. Some of the articles manufac-tured here are iron, woolen goods, pottery, chairs,anil lumber. Pop. town and villages, 1900, 8,033. BENOIT, Pierre Leopold Leonard, Belgiancomposer; born in Harelbeke, West Flanders, Bel-gium, Aug. 17, 1834; studied under Fetis at theBrussels Conservatory; since 1867 has been directorof the Antwerp School of Music; wrote his firstopera in 1857; has written many cantatas and ora-torios, of which the stronger are Drama Christi;Lucifer; and La Guerre. BENOIT DE SAINTE-MORE, a French poetof the twelfth century. His early history is was probably a Norman by birth. He becamea troubadour, and was patronized by Henry IIof England. His celebrated works were writtenbetween 1180 and 1185. For an account of hiswritings, see Romance, Vol. XX, p. 638. BENOUVILLE — BENTHAM 439. BENOUVILLE, Jean Achille, French land-scape-painter; born in Paris, July 15,181 5; died there,Feb. 6, 1891;-studied under Picot; in 1863 received afirst-class medal and the decoration of the Legionof Honor. His Campagna scenes are the bestknown of his works. BEN-RHYDDING, a hydropathic establishmentin the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on theriver Wharfe, 16 miles from Leeds. A large sana-torium is maintained there. BENSELER, Gustav Eduard, scholar in Greek;born in Freiberg, Saxony, Feb. 26, 1806; died inLeipsic, Feb. i, 1868; the author of Hiatus in theAttic Orators. See Isocrates, Vol. XHL p- 393-BENSHIE. See Banshee, in these , Edward White, archbishop of Can-terbury, was born near Birmingham, July 14, 1829, and died, Oct. 11,1896, at Hawarden, inWales. He was educatedat King Edwards School,Birmingham, and at Trin-ity College, Cambridge,of which he was succes-sively scholar
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